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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | What caused extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna of Sahul? |
Author: | Johnson, C. Alroy, J. Beeton, N. Bird, M. Brook, B. Cooper, A. Gillespie, R. Herrando-PÉrez, S. Jacobs, Z. Miller, G. Prideaux, G. Roberts, R. Rodríguez-Rey, M. SaltrÉ, F. Turney, C. Bradshaw, C. |
Citation: | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2016; 283(1824):20152399-1-20152399-8 |
Publisher: | The Royal Society |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
ISSN: | 0962-8452 1471-2954 |
Statement of Responsibility: | C. N. Johnson, J. Alroy, N. J. Beeton, M. I. Bird, B. W. Brook, A. Cooper, R. Gillespie, S. Herrando-Pe, rez, Z. Jacobs, G. H. Miller, G. J. Prideaux, R. G. Roberts, M. Rodrı, guez-Rey, F. Saltre, C. S. M. Turney, and C. J. A. Bradshaw |
Abstract: | During the Pleistocene, Australia and New Guinea supported a rich assemblage of large vertebrates. Why these animals disappeared has been debated for more than a century and remains controversial. Previous synthetic reviews of this problem have typically focused heavily on particular types of evidence, such as the dating of extinction and human arrival, and have frequently ignored uncertainties and biases that can lead to misinterpretation of this evidence. Here, we review diverse evidence bearing on this issue and conclude that, although many knowledge gaps remain, multiple independent lines of evidence point to direct human impact as the most likely cause of extinction. |
Keywords: | quaternary; prehistory; palaeoecology; archeology; human impacts; climate change |
Description: | Published 10 February 2016 |
Rights: | © 2016 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1098/rspb.2015.2399 |
Grant ID: | ARC |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.2399 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Australian Centre for Ancient DNA publications |
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